Radu Sabo (born 13 September 1971) is a

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n former

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who played as a

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Club career

Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first tier of the Romanian ...

was the team where Sabo started his football career. His first trainer was the club's legend Andrei Sepci. Between 1988 and 1996 he played constantly for the club's first team, being one of the most appreciated players of

. In 1996 Radu Sabo was transferred to Gloria Bistrița. He played one season and a half for

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and moved to FC Baia Mare. In 1998, he went abroad to the Hungarian side,

Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a professional football club, based in Debrecen, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the ...

. Sabo spent two seasons there and was transferred to

Zalaegerszegi TE Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet Football Club (), commonly known as Zalaegerszegi TE, Zalaegerszeg or ZTE, is a football club from the city of Zalaegerszeg in Hungary. Zalaegerszeg has won one Hungarian League title in 2002. History ZTE traces its ...

. He played 136 matches and scored 32 times for the Hungarian squad. In 2002, he won

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with

and played in the Champions League preliminary rounds. After five seasons played in

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, Radu Sabo turned back to his first team

, and helped it to promote in

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. On 28 June 2008, he announced his immediate retirement from professional football, in September giving his comeback at Sănătatea Cluj.

Honours

Universitatea Cluj *

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: 1991–92, 2006–07 Zalaegerszegi TE *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28 ...

: 2001–02

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* 1971 births Living people Romanian footballers FC Universitatea Cluj players CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players ACF Gloria Bistrița players Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hungary Debreceni VSC players Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Zalaegerszegi TE players Liga I players Liga II players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Cluj-Napoca {{Romania-footy-midfielder-stub